1979 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1979 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament was the league's annual postseason tournament used to determine the Southwest Conference's (SWC) automatic bid to the 1979 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The tournament was held from May 12 through May 14 at Disch–Falk Field on the campus of The University of Texas in Austin, TX.

1979 Southwest Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	4
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Disch–Falk Field Austin, TX
Champions	Texas (1st title)
Winning coach	Cliff Gustafson (1st title)
MVP	,

1979 Southwest Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Texas  ‍†‍‡‍^y	22	–	2		.917			61	–	8		.884
No. 2 Arkansas  ‍‍‍^y	19	–	5		.792			49	–	15		.766
Baylor  ‍‍‍	13	–	9		.591			34	–	15		.694
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍	13	–	10		.565			30	–	20		.600
Houston  ‍‍‍	11	–	13		.458			27	–	17		.614
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍	9	–	15		.375			16	–	23		.410
Southern Methodist  ‍‍‍	7	–	16		.304			21	–	26		.447
Texas Christian  ‍‍‍	7	–	17		.292			21	–	24		.467
Rice  ‍‍‍	5	–	19		.208			20	–	29		.408
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1979[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The number 1 seed Texas Longhorns went 3-0 to win the team's 1st SWC Tournament under head coach Cliff Gustafson.[2]

Format and seeding

The tournament featured the top four finishers of the SWC's 9 teams in a double-elimination tournament.[3][4][5][6]

Place	Team	Conference				Overall			Seed
		W	L	%	GB	W	L	%
1	Texas	22	2	.917	-	55	8	.873	1
2	Arkansas	19	5	.792	3	49	15	.766	2
3	Baylor	13	9	.591	8	34	15	.694	3
4	Texas A&M	13	10	.565	8.5	30	20	.600	4
5	Houston	11	13	.458	11	27	17	.614	-
6	Texas Tech	9	15	.375	13	16	23	.410	-
7	SMU	7	16	.304	14.5	21	26	.447	-
8	TCU	7	17	.292	15	21	24	.467	-
9	Rice	5	19	.208	17	20	29	.408	-

Tournament

	First Round					Semifinals					Finals
	1	Texas	6
	4	Texas A&M	4
						1	Texas	6
						2	Arkansas	2
	2	Arkansas	6
	3	Baylor	1
											1	Texas	12	-
										2	Arkansas	6	-
	4	Texas A&M	2
	3	Baylor	1
						2	Arkansas	6
						4	Texas A&M	2

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1979". Boyds World. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
2. "2018 Texas Baseball Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Longhorns. pp. 51–56. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
3. "2018 Texas Baseball Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Longhorns. pp. 51–56. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
4. "2019 Arkansas Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 158–161. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
5. "2019 Baylor Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Baylor Bears. pp. 57–61. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
6. "2019 Texas A&M Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Texas A&M Aggies. pp. 128–134. Retrieved November 20, 2019.